Child&#39;s toilet seat



April 1934. 5 A. J. HEADWORTH 1,953,855

CHILDS TOILET SEAT Filed March 6, 1953 Jami/Jar Patented Apr. 3, 1934 UNITED STATES CHILDS TOILET. SEAT Augustus James Headworth, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, assignor to Henry Davis & Company Limited, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Application March 6, 1933, Serial No. 659,598

2 Claims.

The invention appertains to a childs toilet seat provided with a centering attachment by which it may be secured upon a regular toilet seat and provided with a foldable frame that collapses substantially parallel with the seat piece when not in use.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved seat structure of this nature, one that is easy to fold and unfold and so devised that when unfolded will automatically lock in this position by the provision of positive locking members which are manually released to collapse the structure.

In particular, the invention comprises a foldable back and arm rests, and in conjunction with this structure is a pair of side braces pivoted to the seat piece and spring urged into engagement with pins borne by the back so that as the back is swung to an unfolded position notches zo provided in the braces will automatically click into engagement with the pins in order to positively lock the back in this position.

A distinctive feature of the invention is that the centering of the seat-piece upon the regular toilet seat is accomplished automatically by the unfolding of the collapsible frame. The frame has arm members pivotally connected to the seat-piece and integral with pendent members that are swung into position for engaging the regular toilet seat as the frame is unfolded.

Referring to the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the childs toilet seat showing it unfolded and secured to the regular toilet seat.

Figure 2 is a similar but fragmentary view omitting the arm-rest in order to show the notched portion of one of the braces.

Figure 3 is a rear elevation partly in section.

Figure 4 is a side elevation depicting the seat collapsed.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in each of the figures throughout 45 the drawing of the invention.

' In the drawing; the reference numeral 6 generally denotes the seat-piece which is perforated as usual to provide an opening. This seat-piece is superimposed upon a regular toilet seat 7 and may have rubber buttons 8 as usual interposed therebetween.

The collapsible frame consists of a back 9, arm rests 10 and frontal arms 11. The back comprises a pair of arms 12, 12' pivoted to the rear sides 55,; of the seat at 13 and secured to the back rest 14 by the provision of fastening elements 15 such as wood-screws and a thru-rod 16 that extends from one arm to the other and projects outwardly beyond the arms in order to serve as pivotal connections 17 for the rear portions of the arm-rests 10. This rod is preferably fitted in a groove cut in the edge 18 of the back-rest in order to assist in securing it to the arm members 12, 12.

Upon each side of the seat is a brace as at 19, 19' pivoted at 20 and extending upwardly to and beyond the pivotal connections 17 and terminating in bent ends 21. The bent ends of the braces are adapted to engage with the arm-rests 10 as the frame is unfolded in order to serve as a limiting stop. The braces are notched as at 22 to engage the rod 16. With a view to forcing the braces into locking engagement with the rod, spring means are employed such as the torsional springs 23 which have ends hooked over clips 24. Each spring hooks over the corresponding clip and these clips are preferably U-shaped as shown so as to encircle the corresponding members and serve as a guide therefor. The clips are perforated and threaded on the rod 16.

The arms 11 are preferably constructed of wire and. fitted in openings in the arm-rests 10. The lower ends of the arms are fitted in the brackets 24 attached to the underface of the seat 6.

According to the foregoing construction, as the frame is unfolded it swings to anupright position and is limited in its movement by the stops 21 and upon reaching its fully unfolded position the notches 22 of the braces are automatically forced into locking engagement with the rod 16 in order to prevent collapsing. It is preferable to bend the braces as shown in order that they may lie substantially parallel to the arms, 12, 12. To fold the structure it is merely necessary to manually depress the braces free of the rod 16 and then collapse the structure.

The centering device comprises a rear pendent member 25 rigidly secured to the seat and bent at right angles in order to form a hook for engaging the edge of the regular toilet seat. Spaced apart from the hook 25 is a pair of pendent members 26, each of which is integrally constructed with an arm 11 of the arm-rest 10. These pendent members are forwardly bent in order to compose hooks for engaging the seat '7. By this construction it will be manifest that as the arms 11 swivel in their brackets 24 in the unfolding of the frame the hook members swing into locking engagement with the regular toilet seat and conversely in collapsing the frame the arms 11 cause the hook members to recede clear of the seat 7. Accordingly, in attaching the childs seat to the regular toilet seat, it is placed thereupon folded and by unfolding the frame as hereinbefore described the pendent members automatically lock it in this position.

What I claim is:-

1. A childs toilet seat comprising a seat member, a back-rest, arm attached thereto and laterally pivoted to said seat member, a rod extending through the back-rest and arms, arm-rests pivoted on said rod, frontal arms swingably connecting the arm-rests to the seat member, U- shaped clips loosely fitted on the rod between corresponding arm-rests and arms of the backrest, notched braces pivoted laterally to the seat member and fitted in the corresponding clips,

and springs urging the braces into engagement with the aforesaid rod.

2. A childs toilet seat comprising a seat member, a back-rest, arms attached thereto and laterally pivoted to said seat member, a rod extending through the back-rest and arms, arm-rests pivoted on said rod, frontal arms swingably connecting the arm-rests to the seat member, U- shaped clips loosely fitted on the rod. between corresponding arm-rests and arms of the backrest, notched braces pivoted laterally to the seat member and fitted in the corresponding clips, the free upper ends of said brace being bent over to provide limiting stops, and torsional springs engaging the clips to urge the braces into engagement with the aforesaid rod.

AUGUSTUS JAMES HEADWORTI-I. 

